THORNED Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word thorned. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for THORNED
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aculeate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or resembling a stinger or barb | ||||||||
barbed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • capable of wounding • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
briary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
bristly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
burry | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
prickly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
pronged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having prongs or tines; usually used in combination • resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches | ||||||||
spiky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or as if having especially high-pitched spots | ||||||||
spiny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having spines adjective satellite • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
thorny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • bristling with perplexities • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
snaggy | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections. | ||||||||
thistly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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irritant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance | ||||||||
pricker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws | ||||||||
prickle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf verb • cause a prickling sensation • cause a stinging or tingling sensation • make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn | ||||||||
spikelet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | ||||||||
spine | nounn | |||||||
noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||||||
sticker | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • an adhesive label • a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem • a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing |